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Name	Country	Year	Focus
Nirmala Bonat	Indonesia Nirmala Bonat Indonesia	2008	Domestic Servitude Prosecution	A domestic worker from Indonesia, Nirmala Bonat suffered at the hands of her employers, until she brought them to court.
Kyai Husein Muhammad	Indonesia Kyai Husein Muhammad Indonesia	2006	Sex Trafficking Child Labor	The Principal of a large Islamic School in Indonesia, Kyai Husein Muhammad ran an extensive media campaign against human trafficking.
Wahyu Susilo	Indonesia Wahyu Susilo Indonesia	2007	Forced Labor Bonded Labor Domestic Servitude	In 2000, Wahyu Susilo began championing the cause he still stands for: the rights of the estimated 4.5 million Indonesians who work overseas.
Dewi Hughes (Desak Made Hughesia Dewi)	Indonesia Dewi Hughes (Desak Made Hughesia Dewi) Indonesia	2005	Child Labor Sex Trafficking	A television personality, Dewi Hughes became the spokesperson for a Campaign to Eliminate the Trafficking of Indonesian Women and Children.
Elly Anita	Indonesia Elly Anita Indonesia	2009	Forced Labor Rescue Domestic Servitude	After a horrific ordeal at the hands of a fraudulent recruitment company in Iraq, Elly Anita joined the NGO Migrant Care.
Maizidah Salas	Indonesia Maizidah Salas Indonesia	2018	Awareness Building	Maizidah Salas is a leading voice for migrant worker rights in Indonesia.